Jao Mapa
Acting
Biography
Jose Vicente D. Mapa III, who is better known by his screen name Jao Mapa (born February 11, 1976), is a Filipino actor. He is also an accomplished painter.
Born: February 11, 1976
Known For
Palibhasa Lalake
Palibhasa Lalake was a Philippine TV sitcom series on ABS-CBN which ran fron 1987 to 1998 and directed by Johnny Manahan.
Maalaala Mo Kaya: The Movie
As part of the drama anthology program's third anniversary, a film version was created. Ana, a young girl, is responsible of taking care of little BJ while his mother (Ana's cousin) Marissa left the country to work in Japan as an entertainer.
Pare Ko
A set of happy-go-lucky teenagers struggles to keep the group together as each of them faces various challenges on life, love, friendship, and family.
Baler
In 1898, a band of Spanish soldiers heroically defended Baler against Filipino forces for 337 long and grueling days. The battle, now referred to as the Siege of Baler, is the setting of a forbidden love between a Mestizo soldier and a Filipina lass who lived at the end of the 19th century.
Pieces of Paradise
A con artist takes on the job of pretending to be one of the long-lost sisters of a young and rich woman. As she navigates a world of cunning and lies, she learns about right and wrong, love and family, and spectacular truths about herself.
Instant Daddy
Valentin Roxas was raised by his Tatay Lito alone when his mother left them to work abroad when he was seven. To maintain a sense of normalcy, Lito wrote young Val letters supposedly from his mother, promising she would return.
Asero
Childhood friends Victor and Narding built their friendship in the street. At a very young age, they were partners performing dangerous activities. However, Narding heeds his foster parents’ request for him to enter the seminary to become a priest. Victor is left alone without any parental support. Later on, he grows up to be a criminal. His wayward ways eventually got him imprisoned. Meanwhile, Narding became a good priest. He visits his old friend Victor in the prison and supported him until he finished his term. Narding accompanies Victor to their hometown where Narding works as a parish priest. Albeit their friendship has rekindled, Victor and Narding argue because of their different ways of raising homeless kids. Victor trains them the rough and dangerous ways, while Narding wants them to settle everything in a peaceful manner.
Babae
Three generations of women whose lives are connected by blood and fate as they cope with relationships with men. Bea is an architect who has just got promoted but this professional success exposes her husband's insecurity. Alex is the teen-aged daughter of Bea who enters into an abusive relationship with a boyfriend. Adora is the newly widowed mother of Bea who is about to come to terms with facing life alone.
Paraluman
A young woman, who just arrived in a barrio, falls in love with a married man. When people around them start to meddle, their forbidden romance is put to test.
Purificacion
A policewoman investigates the series of killings that happened to women of Santa Monica and her main suspect is the new priest, Father Purificacion.
Filmography
as Lt. Agusto
as Melchor
as Coach Ezekiel
as young Daniel
as Cong. Ramon Zuniga
as Julio
as Albert
as Beth's father
as Matthew
as Peter
as Benjie
as Bosco
as Leon Arnaldo
as Caloy
as Didi
as Mauro
as Crisostomo Ibarra
as Venjamin Garcia
as Artist
as Victor "Junie" Montecillo Jr.
as Jao Mapa
as Nico Torres
as Troy
as Chipper
as Jerry
as Jao